Reigning Lille Half marathon champion Antonina Kwambai and upstart Kenneth Mung’ara were crowned the champions of 2019 Taipei marathon champions. Kwambai, who won Lille Half marathon in April won the women’s title in 2:31.27 ahead of Ethioipia’s Meskerem Abera 92:34.18 and Kenya’s Naomi Maiyo completing the podium in 2:38.33. In an alternating formula, Ethiopia’s Kenjit […]
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will be returning to London to defend his London marathon title On his official twitter account the Olympic marathon wrote: Eliud Kipchoge – EGH@EliudKipchogeI can’t wait to return to the @LondonMarathon this April. I hope to see you there!
Olympic Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has been awarded with a Doctorate Degree of Law by the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. According to the university, he was honoured due to his commitment in the field of sports and being a marathon record holder. The degree is typically a doctorate or less commonly, […]
Former Shangai 10km champion Emmanuel Bor and upstart Evelyn Chirchir were crowned the champions of 2019 Safaricom Kisumu 10km road race. Bor the 2019 Imenti South 15km road champion won the men’s title in 28:32:70 former Discovery Kenya champion Josephat Kipchirchir (28:53:30) and Betwel Ruto rounding off the podium in 29:01:50. Bor admitted that the […]
Former world marathon record holder Patrick Makau and former world cross country silver medalist Patrick Ivuti will lead other athletes at the Southern Region Athletics Party and Meeting scheduled for Saturday 14th in Machakos. Makau, the former Berlin marathon champion will also be accompanied by former Boston marathon champion Cosmas Ndeti and US based Festus Kasyoka […]
Top athletes among them World 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech and world 1,500m silver medalist Faith Chepngetich will be the star highlights at Saturday’s second leg of Athletics Kenya cross country championships to be held in Sotik, Bomet County. The duo will be battling out in 10km senior women race as they countdown to […]
Kenya’s Titus Ekiru and Margaret Muriuki were the winners of the 2019 Honolulu marathon winners in a marathon dominated by Kenyans, taking top positions. Ekiru defended his title leading top five Kenyans in 1-2-3-4-5 positions when he timed 2:07.57, bringing down the course record that was held by two-time winner Lawrence Cherono in 2017 at […]
Athletics as a sport has played a pivotal role in empowering many communities in the country as they fly the Kenyan flag at international championships. Speaking in Eldoret while on the official opening of the annual Athletes Conference, Sports cabinet secretary Amina Mohamed said the sports in general and athletics has played a pivotal role […]
Kenyan athletes are free to form an athletes’ association to guide and manage their welfare once they retire from active sports. With athletes suffering after they hang their spikes, Athletics Kenya A.K president Jack Tuwei said the athletes have the obligation to form an association to cater for Kenyan welfare. While addressing athletes in the […]
Fresh from winning Kakamega Forest marathon Judith Korir and upstart Edwin Kimutai braved the sunny morning to win the 6th edition of Kalya half marathon held on Saturday 7th in Makutano, West Pokot County. With just seven days after winning Kakamega Forest title in Kakamega, the reigning Venice marathon champion won her third road race […]